Take A Stand

As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog Mordecai was a Godly man of character who took a stand for his beliefs, literally. King Xerxes had appointed a man named Haman to a seat of honor higher than that of all the other nobles. All of the royal officials at the king’s gate knelt down and paid honor to him.

Mordecai however would not. Haman was a wicked man and an enemy of the Jews. Mordecai had already decided that he would worship God alone and never let any person, institution, or government take His rightful place as the ultimate authority in his life.

Mordecai’s determination came from his faith in God. He did not take a poll first to determine the safest or most popular course of action; he had the courage to stand alone.

Doing what is right will not always make you popular. Those who do right will often be in the minority, but to obey God is more important than to obey people.

When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged. Yet learning who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way to destroy all the Jews.

There will be people in our lives that will mock, persecute or even try to destroy our faith. But when we take a stand for God, putting our faith into practice, God will always get the last word.

Be Intentional about standing up for your beliefs

Praises & Prayers

Father, thank you for giving us the courage to stand for our faith. You’ve told us that in this world we will have trouble but to take heart, because You have overcome this world. Help us to remember that and stand. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Messages from His Word

Ephesians 6:13

Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.